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Wednesday, December 3, 2014

Seattle, Part 2!

Since this was my first time in Seattle (and in the Pacific
Northwest, even), I had no qualms about pulling out my inner tourist.
And the Space Needle (along with Pike Place Market and Starbucks) was
at the top of the list. We went
to the Space Needle on the sunniest day during our visit, and it was
really the only time that the mountains were visible. We had great views
of the Northern Cascades and Olympic mountains, and we were able to see
(albeit, not very well) Mt. Rainier! The mountains
with the water all around were incredibly beautiful, and the views
definitely made the Space Needle worth it.

And the tourist in me wouldn’t call any trip to Seattle complete without a visit to the original Nordstrom for a little Black Friday
shopping (and John was equally excited about the REI and Filson
flagship stores, so I wasn’t the only
one with a shopping bug – they even have a Filson outlet and Arc'Teryx…
my hubby’s dream!).

The shopping was great, and we enjoyed walking
around downtown soaking in the cold (and yes, rainy) weather with all of
the Christmas lights! I guess when you live in
Arizona you’re better able to appreciate a little Hunter boot and scarf
wearin’ weather!

On Saturday
morning we headed about 2 hours north of Seattle to Whidbey Island
which is one of the islands located in Puget Sound. It was so beautiful,
but the wind was so strong (and cold) that it could have blown us away!
John did
a little bit of running around while I enjoyed the views from the car
(ha!).

We left Whidbey Island earlier than we had planned since the weather
was so cold and headed back to Seattle for dinner at The Walrus and the
Carpenter. We attempted to eat at this fabulous seafood restaurant the
night before but the wait
time for a table exceeded the time they were open!

John wanted to get
there right when they opened (4pm) to make sure we could get a table. We showed up a 4pm,
and I was trying to convince John that we were way too early and going
to be the only losers in
the restaurant with no one else around us, blah blah blah… I was
quickly quieted when the line for the restaurant wrapped around the
entrance! By the time we got to the hostess (at 4:05pm),
there was already an 1.5 hour wait! Needless to say, the food was
amazing – fresh oysters, fried oysters, clams, salmon belly, and yummy
dessert and drinks. The food was definitely not for those who are timid
with seafood, but it was absolutely amazing (and worth the wait) if you
enjoy that kind of stuff.

It was sad to leave Seattle, but we had such a great time exploring
the beautiful city and surroundings – and we have already decided that
we will be coming back this summer when it isn’t quite so rainy, ha!

Girl- this looks like the most amazing trip ever!! The city & space needle look so pretty and then you get the nature side of it too with the beautiful trees and mountains. Glad y'all had a great time and I'm sure the Hunter boots come in real handy up there :)

You guys did so much on this trip, it sounds like it was amazing! Did you have it planned out before you went, or did you just kinda go with the flow once you got there and decided what you wanted to do? What a beautiful view of the mountains!

ahhh so much fun! I'd love to go there for a visit, I've never been that far west. I'd probably freeze to death, but that could be part of the fun! Starbucks and shopping and sightseeing all sound great. I'd have to skip the seafood though, not my fave. My husband though would probably love it. If they had a bread basket though I think I could manage =)

It looks like you had such a fun time!! Jameson and I are planning a Pacific Northwest trip for this summer with a stop in Seattle, perhaps we could coordinate times to see each other!!! Happy Wednesday girl xoxo

I need to catch up on part one still, but it looks like such an amazing trip! I've never been to the Pacific Northwest either, but would love to go one day-- your pictures definitely make me want to go even more! That sounds like such a great restaurant-- if the wait is always that crazy you know it's worth it!